Red Alert 3

[Veggie]

Just got it tonite after driving 30 miles to find a store in stock lol. So Stoked. I'll post how I like the game later.

[StrykerSwat]

its pretty good,some parts are hard too finish
i might get a new graphics card later on since my bro bought a PSP,and he might buy me L4D in stores

[Omar]

It feels so the same... I like coh and C and C zero hour generals better.
Hell, even tiberium wars is better than this... but it's still fun.

[Veggie]

I read about the securerom max installs for the game, It just means you can only have a max of 5 installs running at the same time in online play which is better than Bioshocks where you have to revoke your serial each time you want to uninstall.

Red alert 3 is so much fun.

[LegalSmash]

The securom made this game not worth buying for me, and as I owned all the other red alerts in the series, and seeing what EA did to the Westwood classic, I'm not giving them my money.

[Born to Pwn]

Is the Red Alert series different from the other C&C games? I can't seem to find out. Anyway, I'm gonna get it after I finish Kane's Wrath.

[Astrum]

I read about the securerom max installs for the game, It just means you can only have a max of 5 installs running at the same time in online play which is better than Bioshocks where you have to revoke your serial each time you want to uninstall.

Red alert 3 is so much fun.

We've been over this Veggie, directly from EA once again:

Quick update. As many conversations as I’ve had about this, it turns out I got an important detail wrong so I need to clarify something important.

An uninstall does not return the entitlement to the user. I’ll be updating my original post to reflect this.

Only five unique machines can be licensed with the same installation code. So you will be limited to a total of five machine activations.

However, we will ensure that nobody gets left in the lurch. Our customer service organization is committed to granting additional authorizations on a case- by-case basis for those folks who have good reason to need additional installs.

I am really sorry about the confusion, guys. I asked several people about this and thought I had it down, but obviously didn't. Totally my bad.

And more from wikipedia.

Executive Producer Chris Corry has stated that Red Alert 3 will come bundled with the controversial[30][31][32] SecuROM software. The game will have to be activated the first time online, but can be activated and installed only five times per serial.[33] Note that an activation is system targeted, so a user can reinstall as often as he wants on one computer but activate only on five different computers. After the fifth activation, consumers will be required to contact EA Customer Service for every additional activation. He has also stated that uninstalling the game will not return the used installation back to the user.[34]

So no, it doesn't mean what you think it means. It means you're buying a license, not a product. You have successfully paid full price for a rental. Nothing more, nothing less.

Is the Red Alert series different from the other C&C games? I can't seem to find out. Anyway, I'm gonna get it after I finish Kane's Wrath.

There are two branches in the Command and Conquer universe*, the Tiberian series and the Red Alert series. According to what was been retconned in Red Alert 2 is the sequel to Red Alert if the Allies win. Tiberian Dawn is the sequel to Red Alert if the Soviets win. Although the Allies (or GDI) winning is usually considered canon, so it can be argued that the two series don't relate to each other and Kane's appearance in Red Alert is just a coincidence. That's the gist of it, read wikipedia if you want to know more.

*Generals, while a decent game, is not a Command and Conquer game. The only thing it has in common with Command and Conquer is that it's an RTS.

[Havok]

There are two branches in the Command and Conquer universe*, the Tiberian series and the Red Alert series. According to what was been retconned in Red Alert 2 is the sequel to Red Alert if the Allies win. Tiberian Dawn is the sequel to Red Alert if the Soviets win. Although the Allies (or GDI) winning is usually considered canon, so it can be argued that the two series don't relate to each other and Kane's appearance in Red Alert is just a coincidence. That's the gist of it, read wikipedia if you want to know more.

I always thought it was Red Alert series (& expansions) - Tiberian series.

I looked back at the Red Alert videos on YouTube and finally understood the Soviet ending in Buckingham Palace. And I don't think it's a coincidence, they mentioned distinctly something along the lines of "this temporary chaos in Europe will only help to fuel the Brotherhood's cause." And she mentions Kane and the Biblical references. It also explain where things like Mammoth tanks come from (technology stolen by the Allies). Plus a lot of Nod figureheads are from eastern Europe/Bloc.

[mNote]

I got this game waiting for me back in Louisiana.

I'm going to play it on Monday when I fly back there. HAW HAW!!!!

[James]

We've been over this Veggie, directly from EA once again:



And more from wikipedia.



So no, it doesn't mean what you think it means. It means you're buying a license, not a product. You have successfully paid full price for a rental. Nothing more, nothing less.



There are two branches in the Command and Conquer universe*, the Tiberian series and the Red Alert series. According to what was been retconned in Red Alert 2 is the sequel to Red Alert if the Allies win. Tiberian Dawn is the sequel to Red Alert if the Soviets win. Although the Allies (or GDI) winning is usually considered canon, so it can be argued that the two series don't relate to each other and Kane's appearance in Red Alert is just a coincidence. That's the gist of it, read wikipedia if you want to know more.

*Generals, while a decent game, is not a Command and Conquer game. The only thing it has in common with Command and Conquer is that it's an RTS.

http://www.neoseeker.com/resourcelink.html?rlid=41027

This link is also a great resource, yes it is VERY detailed, but if you skim through, you can find some interesting stuff. However the original author is not known...

Several sentences taken form the link:

"After the defeat of the Soviets at the end of Great World War II, the Allies reported
to the United Nations about their gruesome battle against the Soviet-Union. The UN
then started a several years lasting review of all the information gathered from the
war. When this review was eventually completed, the delegates of the UN would begin
the formation of a Peace Corps capable of covertly dealing with anything from minor
ethnic unrests and small terrorist factions to a situation involving a state of
worldwide emergency as defined in the UN review of The Great World War II."


"Eventually, this new and secretive peace keeping force became the best equipped and most efficient military organisation
on Earth, utilising state-of-the-art high tech weaponry and equipment derived of both
former Allied as well as Soviet designs."